In celebration of the 50th Year of Women at Union College, the Wikoff Student Gallery will be producing exhibitions this year which focus on female-empowering themes. A topic which is of concern to young women on Union’s campus is that of sexual assault. This fall, student artists Lilith Haig (Class of 2021) and Tina Tully (Class of 2021) seek to explore perceptions of femininity and sexual assault in their exhibition, The Weight of This, which will be on view September 7, 2019 through February 7, 2020.

In a collaboration with the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program, the opening reception for this exhibition on the evening of Wednesday, October 23rd, will include this year’s Sadock Women in the Arts Lecture, featuring artist/activist Traci Molloy. In addition, the exhibiting student artists hope to open up a College-wide dialogue about the treatment of women on this campus during a Panel Discussion, Thursday, October 24th, during Common Hour, moderated by Molloy, while creating a safe space for all students to express their views.

The Wikoff Student Gallery is located on the third floor of the Nott Memorial, and is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm. All exhibitions and events are free and open to the public. For more information including event details, please visit our website, http://muse.union.edu/mandeville/